Live rock changing colors?

[Myka]

Originally Posted by lorenz0

I went overboard on the snails so i am getting rid of them right away (tomorrow actually)

I was running a old aqua-glo that i used to use for a baby discus tank i am just in the process of switching everything up. Since its a bit of a buget tank I am going with 1 marine-glo, power-glo set for 8 hours (adding timers tomorrow as well) and in the next few weeks a lunar led

honestly i thought i was going at a reasonable pace but it is my first tank and most of what i know is from reading articals. Is there any supplimental food i can add to the tank to help these guys out if there isn't enough food?

So how many snails and hermits do you actually have? I ask because I only saw one snail in your pictures. Maybe you don't have too many...?

Do you plan to get any corals at all, or is this a fish only setup? If you plan to get corals, you will need better lighting than that, so save up until you can get a Tek T5 strip. I would save my money on the LED too if I were you, and add that later since it is not required.

You've gone ahead and added a clean up crew before your cycle is over, so that is ahead of schedule. I was trying to scare you a bit so you'll learn now instead of later when you have a lot more money in your tank.

I notice that your rocks are placed on top of the sand. You should dig your sand out where the rocks are so you can place the rocks directly onto the glass bottom of the tank. This way, when you get some fish or other critters that may dig they won't be able to dig under the rocks and get squashed and/or cause a rock slide.

I was skeptical when you posted your readings too...odd that you have ammonia, but no nitrite or nitrate. Can you take your water to an LFS and get them to test it for you to double check your readings?

[lorenz0]

I used to scare the dart frog beginners all the time, I guess karma caught up lol. Just thought i would take up the challenge of a salt water this time around.

Right now I have 10 snails, which will be down to 3 or 4 tomorrow. There was a deal on 10 and I am a sucker for deals. Than I have 10 left handed hermit crabs, which I think are the coolest little guys so far. My plans for the tank is a mushroom tank. I was talking to a fellow at elite aquatic's in calgary and he told me that just the marine-glo and power-glo will be enough. The rock is actually close to he glass but i for sure will take your advice and put it all the way down.

As for test kits, the ones I have been using are Aquarium Pharmaceuticals nitrate, nitrite, and ph. Than for ammonia I am using the nutrafin hagen one. I do want to pick up the Elos master kit.

Thanks for all the help btw, it means alot

[marie]

Originally Posted by lorenz0

Than for ammonia I am using the nutrafin hagen one. I do want to pick up the Elos master kit.

Thanks for all the help btw, it means alot

I would blame a faulty test kit, I have no faith in hagen. They may be good for fresh water but I have never found any of them to be accurate for salt water.

Just go slowly and you'll do fine. Before you spend more then $20 on a piece of equipment do some research it will save you money in the long run

[lorenz0]

Once again thanks for the help

I put in some algae waffers to see how the hermits would resond to them and they just have been having a feild day on them. so right now I am just going to throw one in every odd day for the little guys till my tank is a bit more established

[naesco]

Add a few spirulina discs to the tank and the snails will eat them.
They stay hard for a long time giving the snails an opportunity to eat them.
Also it your lighting on